The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-16
BURYING THE ANARCHISTS.
The Bodies of Spies, Parsons, Lingg.
Fischer, and Engel Taken to
the Cemetery.
Many Thousands Witness the Obse'
quies, Which Are Quiet and
Orderly.

August Spies, Albert r. Parsons, Louis
Lingg, Adolph Fischer, and George Engel,
the dead anarchists, were buried at Chicago
on Sunday, the 18th inst. 1t was the oc-
casion Tor n large gathering of their friends
and sympathizers, but the event passed off
very quietly. The funeral procession that
followed the remains TO the depot was
managed in strict conformity with the or
der issued by the Mayor. Many OF the
men and women in line were decorated
with red ribbons, but no red flags were
visible, and there were no disorderly dem
onstrations of any kind. The number of
people in the procession was not so great
as had boen anticipated, and it was notice.
able that hardly any Americans took part
In the ceremonies. A Chicago paper, de-
scribing the funeral ceremonies, says:
The dead anarchists were buried with pomp
and ceremony. Early sunday morning CROWDS
of cuRou5 persons gathered about the homes
OF tho dead men, but they came simply 10 see
and made no demonstl n. ons of disorder. The
funeral procession grew in size as tine remains
OF the deceased. WIN their friends and the at
tending societies, joined It, Two hours were
consumed i'll forming it, Nearly six thousand
persons were in llne and probably thirty thou
sand people looked on. Dowp town Inc pro-
cession, after crossing the river at Lake street,
proceeded east TO Fifth avenue and south To
the Wisconsin Central depot ut Polk street.
Two hours before the cortege entered Fifth
avenue the sidewalks along that thoroughfare
We're packed from building line to curbstone.
Cordons OF police held back the crowds that
gathered about the depot A wall OF blue
coated officers stood at the edge of the plat
form on both sides OF fifth avenue at the Polk
street crossing and across the avenue block
south OF the depot. picket a block north kept
the crowd uptown from surging down on the
depot. Roofs in the vicinity OF the station were
covered, the windows occupied, and the vacant
lot across the street was hlled with mass of
human beings. Polk street back to the LrIdge
and east TO the railroad tracks was alive with
people Men and women stood in two inches
OF mud i'll the cutters and ood-naturedly
waited.
Then the procession came. Captain Buckley
whirled his club and shouted his orders. His
men, backs to the crowd, braced themselves
against the swelling tide. The Defense Com
mittee wearing red roses with sprigs OF ever
green and bits or Grape, appeared and forced
their way through the crowd inside the depot.
The i've collins were placed in II baggage cur,
and the coach reserved for the mourners was
opened. The gate swung back aud rush for
the train was made. Fifteen cars were speedily
nlled. train OF thirteen cars had gone before,
and another OF fifteen coaches followed tho
Throughout the six hours OF forming the pro-
cession its march to the depot. the journey TO
the cemetery, and the ceremonies ut the sepul-
cher, the utmost order prevailed. Tue Mar
seiliaise' WAS not sung. The red flag was not
Haunted. No incendary speeches were made
he friends OF the dead men buried their
dead. The exercises were simple quiet, and
solemn, The police We're apparently Impress
ed by the silent mourning, and were dec
orous toward the friends OF the anarchists us IL
no feeling between them had ever existed. No
expressions OF. malice or triumph were heard
Everybody seemed in sympathy with the sor-
rowing friends ard relatives OF the dead.
The throng tnat followed the remains OF the
anarchists ~ the cemetery was almost wholly
German in its, makeup.
At the cemetery fifteen or twenty thousand
people had congregated After the bodies of
the dead had been deposited in the vault four
speeches were delivered. Capt. Black and
Thos j. Morgan spoke in English, aud Robert
Raftyal nj and Alhart in az
Louis, spoke in German. The last mentioned
two rank anarchists, and their remarks
were extremely bitter. Both reproached the
workingmen for permitting the death of their
friends. and Reitzel concluded with the follow
ing quotation from Herwegh familiar t. all
socialist speakers: 1--WE have loved long
enough! Let us at last hate" Captain Blacks
address was an eloquent and feeling tribute to
the dead anarc hists